Categories
Uncategorized

Digital Week in the Stars

*Successful Learners

We had a good week using many types of digital technology. We used the I Pad to take directed photographs in the garden and played many games and activities on the Promethean Board. We talked about many changes in technology, made tasty smoothies using a switch and watched a story using a QR code. We had fun using beebots with Miss Smith and making a telephone from paper cups and string (it really worked!) and compared it with today’s handsets and mobiles. Gaming safety was discussed and not to share information. We used technology to cross the road on our outing when we used the pelican crossing.

Categories
Uncategorized

Earth Day Activities in Stars Class

*Responsible Citizens

We have done a few activities throughout the week to signify Earth Day. We discussed ways to save energy and recycling followed by a trip to the park where we did a nature scavenger hunt. We planted seeds and built a den in class. Inside the den we read a book by torchlight to show how difficult it would be to do things if we were short of electricity. We also made a microwave sponge which uses less energy to cook than in a conventional oven.

Categories
Uncategorized

Stars Red Nose Day

*Responsible Citizens       *Confident Individuals

We enjoyed wearing superhero masks we’d made, had a red nose and spoon race and played a Blue Peter computer game. We particularly liked a red taste and try where we tasted tomatoes, apple, peppers, raspberries, jelly, strawberry custard, jam and yogurt. The raspberries were a little sharp and one person disliked red pepper but all in all it was a tasty success. We had a virtual meet up with other upper primary classes to see what red nose activities they’d been doing.

Categories
Uncategorized

Holi in the Stars Class

*Successful Learners

We watched a selection of video’s and a powerpoint to tell us about the Hindu festival of colour. We particularly liked the thought of throwing powder paint at each other! We created a cosmic suncatcher using plastic lids, glue and food colouring. Once dried they should look great hung up on our classroom windows.

Categories
Uncategorized

Stars New Dinosaur Theme

*Successful Learners        *Effective Contributors

We started our dinosaur theme by creating handprint dinosaur pictures for our wall display. At science, we did a floating dinosaur experiment where we saved the dinosaur by adding stones to the jug to raise the water level by displacement. We had fun lighting up glow dinosaurs with a torch and making dinosaur shadows. Mrs Gilchrist used a ‘green’ screen for pupils to act out being a dinosaur and superimposed this on to their chosen background. This was a very exciting use of technology. We used a switch to activate the microwave where we made yummy ‘smores’ by melting marshmallows.

Categories
Uncategorized

World Book Day

*Successful Learners      *Confident Individuals         *Effective Contributors

We dressed up and enjoyed lots of activities on World Book Day. We took part in a scavenger hunt, read the funny story, ‘Aliens Love Underpants’, created playdoh aliens and iced alien flying saucer biscuits which we had for snack. At drama we roleplayed ‘Animal Boogie’ and enjoyed book sharing and a story box.

Categories
Uncategorized

Chinese New Year

*Successful Learners   *Effective Contributors   *Confident Individuals

We enjoyed a variety of activities for Chinese New Year. We learnt how the calendar is names after animals, made fruit fireworks with apples depicting peace and tangerines depicting good fortune. We tried using chopsticks and opened fortune cookies. We had fun making fans and dusted the classroom to clean it for New Year. We created Dragon Kites which flew well in the wind.

Categories
Uncategorized

IDL – Social Studies – Glasgow Landmarks

*Successful Learners        *Effective Contributors

There are lots of places of interest to see in Glasgow. We searched for them online and chose our favourites. We watched a video of inside Kelvingrove Museum and learned that Dippy the Dinosaur had visited there.

Categories
Uncategorized

Terrific Tartan

*Confident Individuals      *Effective Contributors    *Successful Learners

We used brushes and toy car wheels to create colourful tartan designs. We used our designs to make paper kilts.

Water Wheel 

We looked at a video of a ship on the River Clyde which is called the PS Waverley. It is a paddle steamer. We made our own water wheel to show how water can make things move.

Categories
Uncategorized

Christmas Wishes

*Successful Learners   *Confident Individuals    *Effective Contributors

Here is a collection of photographs showing some Christmas activities we have been doing in class over and above those already blogged. We have been busy! We wish you all a very happy Christmas and a good 2022.

Report a Glow concern
Cookie policy  Privacy policy